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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699‐0301
April 3, 2012
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733‐5612
Governor and First Gentleman Recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue has proclaimed April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” and First Gentleman Bob Eaves will present a copy of the proclamation to members of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCAS) and Omega Psi Phi fraternity at a ceremony marking their efforts to raise awareness on this important topic.
The two organizations have partnered to focus educational efforts on men and young boys, who are most commonly the perpetrators of this violence. One in five North Carolina women has been sexually assaulted at some point in her life, and the Governor hopes to raise awareness of one of the state’s fastest growing forms of criminal violence.
Who: First Gentleman Bob Eaves, Keith Sutton from the Office of Victim Services at NC Dept. of Public Safety, representatives of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault and members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
What: Presentation of Governor’s Proclamation
Where: North Carolina State Capitol, Old Senate Chambers
1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh
When: Wednesday, April 4
10:00 am
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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699‐0301
April 3, 2012
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733‐5612
Governor and First Gentleman Recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue has proclaimed April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” and First Gentleman Bob Eaves will present a copy of the proclamation to members of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCAS) and Omega Psi Phi fraternity at a ceremony marking their efforts to raise awareness on this important topic.
The two organizations have partnered to focus educational efforts on men and young boys, who are most commonly the perpetrators of this violence. One in five North Carolina women has been sexually assaulted at some point in her life, and the Governor hopes to raise awareness of one of the state’s fastest growing forms of criminal violence.
Who: First Gentleman Bob Eaves, Keith Sutton from the Office of Victim Services at NC Dept. of Public Safety, representatives of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault and members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
What: Presentation of Governor’s Proclamation
Where: North Carolina State Capitol, Old Senate Chambers
1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh
When: Wednesday, April 4
10:00 am
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